AirGo

Kiss dusts off the turntables and brings y'all a new addition to his Cottage Groove DJ Mix series, with all kinds of goodness for you to vibe to.

Music in this mix:

Still Rude - @lulubeyene

Jon Cena - Sho Madjozi

Amnesia - Bas feat. Ari Lennox & KIDDOMINANT

Passionfruit - Drake

Education - Freddie Gibbs x Madlib feat. Yasiin Bey

M'Baku Shit - Benjamin Earl Turner

XO Tour Lif3 - Brasstracks

DHL - Frank Ocean

The studio gets a lil' crowded this week, as a squad of collaborators behind the Chicago Black Social Culture Map, an interactive digital map documenting Chicago's Black social culture from the Great Migration through the end of the 20th century from blues to house. This project has evolved from the dance floor, to the internet, and now to event spaces across the city for conversations about how Black people in Chicago have created vibrancy, innovation, and joy in rooms across the city.

You can check out the map here: https://www.honeypotperformance.org/chgpblksocialculturemap

Recorded 10/8/19 in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

House Music Anthem - Frankie Knuckles

Your Love - Jamie Principle

On the third AirGo Live episode, Damon and Daniel get everyone talking about how we can communicate in conflict with love. Plus a performance and conversation with musician and composer Akenya, and organizer and Assata’s Daughters founder Page May. And a special small furry guest joins us as well!

Recorded 9/26/19 in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

Apache - Incredible Bongo Band

Tribe - Bas

When Elijah McKinnon says the word manifest, they mean what they say. The multi-hyphenate creator is the new Executive Director of OpenTV, a web-based production and distribution channel for Queer TV, and is the cofounder of Reunion Chicago, an incubator and events space for Queer people of color. They run People Who Care, a consultancy that works exclusively with nonprofits and grassroots initiatives, including: AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Northwestern University, The Andy Warhol Foundation, Grindr for Equality, Raúl Anguiano Art Museum, Center for Disease Control and many more. They’re also a hoot.

Recorded 9/24/19 in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

I Really Hope - Roger Plexico

Black Youth Project has joined forces with AirGo for a year-long #BYPSpotlight series, featuring our favorite Black academics and activists. This month’s #BYPSpotlight episode is featuring Danielle Roper, a professor and scholar at the University of Chicago. She talks about performances of Blackness across Latin America, navigating academia as a Black woman, the grassroots LGBTQ+ work she has been involved with in Jamaica, and much more. Plus, the introduction of a brand new game!

Like TranswaveJa on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/transwaveja/

Support queer organization Wechange: https://wechangeja.org/

NOTE: AirGo Live is tonight! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/airgo-live-with-akenya-and-page-may-tickets-71750286037

Recorded 9/18/19 in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

Money - Jahzzar

Just a lil' reminder to RSVP for and come to our AirGo Live show this Thursday 9/26 at the Cards Against Humanity Theater (1917 n Elston Ave) with the brilliant organizer Page May and virtuosic musician and composer Akenya! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/airgo-live-with-akenya-and-page-may-tickets-71750286037

Bill Ayers has had a ton of different chapters in the tome of his life, and they’ve all led him to be a damn good person. He is a life-long movement worker, education theorist, author, and former leader of radical group The Weather Underground. He talks about his understanding of our contemporary political moment, how we processed becoming an international symbol of terrorism during the 2008 presidential race, how he makes peace with the dialectics and contradictions we’re all swimming in, and much more. This is definitely one for the archive, and one to dig into.

Recorded 9/13/19 in Chicago

Music on this week's show:

The Dogon Lights - Aneybara

Johari Noelle is wise beyond all of our years. The singer and songwriter was such a gracious and thoughtful guest on the show, talking through her music-making process, upbringing, how she stays present, the complex beauty of being a TWIN(!), and much more. You can listen to her newest project Things You Can’t Say Out Loud now, and catch her on September 25th at Virgin Hotel Chicago.

Music from this week's show:

Show Me - @joharinoellemusic

Binkey’s back! The Chicago host, MC, beatboxer, comic, and community stalwart spent the last four years living abroad in Thailand, before returning home a couple weeks ago. He tells some incredible stories about his travels, connecting with his birth parents, being a “good” person in airquotes, and much more. Plus, Daniel says the word Kemet, which is well worth the price of admission.

Recorded 9/4/19 in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

Photo by RJ Eldridge

Vivien Sansour is in love. The open-hearted, brilliant artist, documentarian, and founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library brings an open heart and critical mind to the studio for a wonderful conversation about trust, making space to feel alive, climbing the terraces of Palestine, snowy owls, and why she's jealous of trees. Plus, a very nice compliment to end the show that made Damon and Daniel cry. This one is a must listen!

Recorded 8/20/19 in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

One Last Try - Chicken Jones